“I know that,” he said quietly. “But I don’t think you should give up on Earl that easily. The wordsare‘in sickness and in health.’”
“‘Till death do us part.’ Those vows are easy to make when you’re young, healthy and happy and in love, your whole life ahead of you.”
“Are you still in love with Earl?”
She looked at him, startled. “What?”
“I’m still in love with Cassie. I’ll always love her. I don’t care if she’s dead. But Earl isn’t dead. Earl is right here. I would give anything for Cassie to be here. And nothing, not early onset dementia or anything else, would keep me from her. Any second without her would be a waste of my life.”
Decker rose and walked down the steps as the rain picked up.
Mary Lancaster watched him every step of the way.